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Fugitive wanted in multiple states arrested in Raleigh County

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal officials have arrested a fugitive wanted in three states on charges including burglary.

Robert Wolfenbarker

According to U.S. Marshals, Robert Michael Wolfenbarker, 33, was arrested Thursday in Beckley following a three-month investigation.

Wolfenbarker was wanted by authorities in Elizabethton, Tennessee, after allegedly taking a trailer containing a race car and equipment.

He also has more than 40 felony charges for crimes in North Carolina as well as narcotics trafficking and fleeing charges in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

Authorities said Wolfenbarker was staying at a residence in Beckley and was found hiding under a bed. He will face extradition to Tennessee as well as charges in North Carolina and West Virginia.





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